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A column from January 2009 about the special challenges of parenting teenagers, especially teenage boys. Axle-Deep in Parenting I was witnessing a classic teenager/father-of-a-teenager moment. A friend of mine out in Powhatan had called me for help, and now I … Continue reading →

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The London Telegraph is reporting on a mushrooming controversy over recently emerged video footage of eight-year-old children fighting in Mixed Martial Arts cage matches. The paper reports that in one video a “smaller looking boy is repeatedly kicked in the … Continue reading →

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I powered down my computer angrily. I was so angry I almost just pushed the power button to turn it off, but shutting off the computer without following the proper procedure can cause internal damage to the machine. All the … Continue reading →

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Today is my mom’s 71st birthday – Happy Birthday Mom!!! In honor of the occasion, I will tell a couple stories… My mom was a Depression-era child (in a family with 12 kids! …any other Irish Catholics in the house?? … Continue reading →

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We have a miniature claw game at home, like the kind you see in arcades. It was made to hold candy, but Stacy had the great idea of putting Milk-Bones in it, and now every morning we come downstairs and … Continue reading →